innovAtive Business models and design Approaches for extending the in-serviCe battery life of fUture low carbon vehicleS (ABACUS)

ABACUS项目直接与研究挑战相一致，即在产品生命周期结束时保持其价值，并使其保持更长的生产使用时间。该联盟由捷豹路虎牵头，成员包括G+P电池、Potenza Technology和华威大学WMG。ABACUS项目旨在通过新的商业模式和创新的电池系统设计方法，实现废物流减少50%-70%，这些方法包括：(1)支持电池的使用寿命，(2)将其生产寿命延长到第一辆车安装之后。该项目将定义电池的完整价值链。它将确定关键的断点，例如，何时对电池进行经济的维护、测试、恢复、再制造和重新部署。该项目将满足对准确和容易获得的数据的战略需求，以推动经济上可行和环境上可持续的商业决策。战略循环经济原则，如预防、模块化、再利用和再制造，将首次嵌入到传统的汽车目标中，以降低产品成本、重量和体积。

This ABACUS project is directly aligned with the research challenge of preserving the value of products at end-of-life and keeping them in productive use for longer. The consortium is led by Jaguar Land Rover and includes G+P Batteries, Potenza Technology and the University of Warwick – WMG. The ABACUS project aims to achieve a waste stream reduction of 50%-70% through new business models and new innovative approaches to battery system design that (a) support the in-service life of the battery and (b) extend its productive life beyond first vehicle installation. The project will define the complete value chain for the battery. It will identify key breakpoints, for example when it is economical to service, test, recover, remanufacture and redeploy the battery. The project will address the strategic need for accurate and easily obtained data for driving commercial decisions that are economically viable and environmentally sustainable. For the first time, strategic circular economy principles such as prevention, modularity, re-purposing and re-manufacture will be embedded with traditional automotive targets for reduced product cost, weight and volume.